‘Crocodile’ Nuggets

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It’s been a crazy two days. My kids are restless and can’t stay focused. It’s hot out and rainy. They’re trapped in the house instead of being able to go out and play.

They have been running amok. In my house. Specifically, they’ve been chasing each other in a loop through my living room, dining room and kitchen while squealing like only elementary kids can. They won’t even sit still to watch Nat Geo on Netflix, which is my normal fall-back that’s assured to get them to stay put. The beloved special on crocodiles that DS asks to watch daily isn’t working. Nope, not happening. Fifteen minutes into the program, they’re doing laps through my workspace at the top of their lungs. Again.

Today is normally my kitchen day, the day I spend baking, doing cooking projects and the like. I also needed to clean out my fridge. I’ve got vanilla pudding and yogurt going, two different things in the oven and I’m juggling a third.

They’re crazy. They’ve pushed me into crazy. For lunch today I decided to pull out all of the stops I could come up with.

A while back I saw this post and made a mental note that it was a green food, planning to pull it out of my back pocket when it was needed. Today was such a day.

I dug leftovers out of the fridge, made some changes and here is my version. I called it Crocodile Nuggets and I served it with ranch dressing. It looks like despite making such a big batch, there won’t be much left to go into the freezer. They’re slurping down the nuggets as we speak. Maybe after lunch, I’ll try to get them to sit still for that Nat Geo episode on crocodiles again.

I processed all of the ingredients in the food processor until ground finely, then I measured them. I used a mixture of leftover veggies and chicken, so this is a great way to re-invent leftovers to make for happy kids. If your kids aren’t into broccoli, use different veggies and name it after a different animal of the correct color. You could probably sneak in some veggies they don’t like, too, if you shred it really fine.

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

I just made these for my 1 and 3 year old. They LOVED them!! Thanks for the recipe! I used organic peas, carrots, and spinach for the veggies. I didn’t use onion powder or nutritional yeast (only because I didn’t have any, but really wanted to try the recipe today) and they still came out great! Thanks!!

Thanks so much for this recipe. I haven’t ever made it properly but they are a great way to get extra veggies into the kids. I was able to trick my processed-food-loving nephews into eating nuggets with cauliflower. (hah!) One is texture sensitive so the breadcrumbs were too rough on his tongue. I will have to try it as directed and see if that flies under his radar.

I have been using uncooked chicken after I pulse the veggies up and don’t need eggs in the filling. Then I drop chicken balls in breadcrumbs. Smoosh to make a nugget or swish in an egg wash and coat in more crumbs. Fry or Bake at 400 about 15 minutes.

For gluten-free or grain-free people, we often use grated parmesan cheese (the kind from a can) instead of breadcrumbs for various recipes. Not sure where that fits in with traditional foods, but it does give the right texture/consistency.

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[…] Dinner: ‘Crocodile’ nuggets with broccoli and carrot, on top of a big salad with ranch dressing. Even more tea. Leftover roast and mashed potatoes with a big salad for the hubby if he’d prefer. […]

[…] no matter what else came up. I desperately needed to feed the freezer. On Monday, I had gotten some chicken ‘crocodile’ nuggets put up and started some stock from the chicken bones. I wanted to add more to the […]

[…] a couple of recipes. Jeff and the kids have kept up with everything. We did eat the rest of the crocodile nuggets and one pack of sloppy joes this week, but left everything else alone. That is a feat in and of […]

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I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

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